BJP approaches the Allahabad HC seeking investigation into Cockroach party and extradition of its founder, AAP aide Abhijeet Dipke
Through his petition, the BJP worker has sought court directions to block all social media handles associated with the Cockroach party and Dipke across platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal
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The Allahabad High Court is set to take up on Tuesday, June 2, a petition demanding a multi-agency investigation into the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the extradition of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, from the United States to India. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed by BJP worker S. Vignesh Shishir and is listed before a bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdesh Kumar Chaudhary.
The movement traces its origins to Supreme Court proceedings held on May 15, during which Chief Justice of India Surya Kant voiced concern over unemployed youth gravitating toward social media activity and RTI activism. In his oral remarks, CJI Kant likened such individuals to "cockroaches" who were becoming a drain on society. He subsequently clarified that his comments had been misquoted by the media and that his criticism was directed specifically at individuals with fraudulent degrees who engage in such conduct, not at unemployed youth in general.
The PIL further seeks the registration of criminal cases against Dipke and others by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the issuance of a Look-Out Circular against Dipke, and the initiation of formal extradition proceedings to secure his return from the United States.
Shishir has alleged that the CJP is a foreign deep-state funded organisation operating against India's sovereignty, integrity, and security. He has also claimed that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appears to be the principal force operating behind the scenes of the movement. The petition contends that Abhijeet Dipke is actively directing his followers and Indian youth to instigate a mass movement against the Government of India and its judicial institutions, conduct which, the plea argues, amounts to waging war against the nation.
The leftist CJP emerged last month as a satirical online movement that gained rapid traction among young social media users. Its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, has close associations with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Through his petition, Shishir has sought court directions to block all social media handles associated with CJP and Dipke across platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal. The plea also calls for the removal of all posts, videos, reels, and other content linked to Dipke or the CJP that allegedly misuse, distort, or misrepresent observations made by the Supreme Court.
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The movement traces its origins to Supreme Court proceedings held on May 15, during which Chief Justice of India Surya Kant voiced concern over unemployed youth gravitating toward social media activity and RTI activism. In his oral remarks, CJI Kant likened such individuals to "cockroaches" who were becoming a drain on society. He subsequently clarified that his comments had been misquoted by the media and that his criticism was directed specifically at individuals with fraudulent degrees who engage in such conduct, not at unemployed youth in general.
In his petition, Shishir has urged the court to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) composed of senior officers from intelligence and investigative agencies, functioning under the supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to probe what he describes as a "foreign-funded information warfare campaign" orchestrated by the CJP and its founder.
The PIL further seeks the registration of criminal cases against Dipke and others by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the issuance of a Look-Out Circular against Dipke, and the initiation of formal extradition proceedings to secure his return from the United States.
Shishir has alleged that the CJP is a foreign deep-state funded organisation operating against India's sovereignty, integrity, and security. He has also claimed that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appears to be the principal force operating behind the scenes of the movement. The petition contends that Abhijeet Dipke is actively directing his followers and Indian youth to instigate a mass movement against the Government of India and its judicial institutions, conduct which, the plea argues, amounts to waging war against the nation.